September 23rd, 2008:
Who owns the image of the business person?
In September 2008 California College of the Arts, San Francisco, launched a groundbreaking Design Strategy MBA, the first of its kind in the country. The program has a sustainability emphasis. Taught by Associate Professor Linda Yaven, Live Exchange (LiveE) is the foundational course on effective communication for Design MBA. At the intersection of design and [...]
SPECIAL PROJECT
Live Exchange: STRATEGY BY ITSELF IS NEVER ENOUGH
Linda Yaven
First, my bias. Admittedly as a coach I arrive with a strong interest in the well-being end of the spectrum: the question of how people sustain themselves amidst 24/7 demanding personal/professional lives and daunting global tasks is one I find compelling.
The subtext for my course “Live Exchange: Authentic, Effective, Generative Communication” (LiveE for short!) in The MBA Design Strategy Program at California College of the Arts is the innovative zone of human centered research, design thinking and people to people skill sets within business including emotional, collaborative and appreciative intelligence.
For our class project here at TriplePundit students write a 500 word post on sustainability related to the above.
Too often professional dilemma’s are simply dilemma’s of communication. In a time when we are all being called to identify missing conversations, bridge professional turfs or speak for those without recourse to human speech these student writings lean into “business as usual” blending the poetic with the professional and surfacing “we are in this together” thinking.
This is our fourth year collaborating with Triple pundit. Enjoy these articles by our future thinking DMBA students.
With appreciations to Nick Aster for his inspiring invitation.
-- Elle
Linda Yaven,
Associate Professor, "Live Exchange"
MBA Design Strategy Program
CCA, San Francisco
elle@lindayaven.com
Lindayaven.com
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